Peter Paul Rubens

(Flemish, 1577–1640)

Peter Paul Rubens was a renowned Flemish artist considered one of the foremost Baroque painters in art history. He is best remembered for his buxom nudes rendered in lush brushstrokes and set amidst swirling compositions. “I paint a woman's big rounded buttocks so that I want to reach out and stroke the dimpled flesh,” the artist once said. Born on June 28, 1577 in Seigen, Westphalia (present-day Germany), he began his artistic apprenticeship with Tobias Verhaecht in Antwerp. He spend the next eight years studying the works of Titian, Tintoretto, and Michelangelo in both Spain and Italy. The young artist received many prestigious portrait commissions, among them his famous Marchesa Brigida Spinola-Doria (1604), in which he depicted the young monarch wearing an intricately detailed neck ruff. After moving back to Antwerp in 1608, Rubens was appointed as the court painter of Archduke Albert and shortly thereafter completed one his most acclaimed works Raising of the Cross (1610), which brought widespread fame. In the years that followed, he acted as important diplomat between the Catholic southern Netherlands and the Protestants in the north of the country. Rubens died on May 30, 1640 in Antwerp, Belgium. Today, his works are held in the collections of Louvre Museum in Paris, the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and the National Gallery in London, among several others.

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The Massacre of the Innocents, 1609 - 1611
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Peter Paul Rubens Artworks

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The reading of the Auguries

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The reading of the Auguries

Sale Date: December 13, 2001

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A subject from classical history (Family of...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

A subject from classical history (Family of...

Sale Date: December 10, 2001

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Bearded man

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Sale Date: December 10, 2001

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Portrait of a bearded man wearing black

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Portrait of a bearded man wearing black

Sale Date: December 10, 2001

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Saint François d'Assise protégeant le monde de...

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Saint François d'Assise protégeant le monde de...

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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L'enlèvement des Sabines

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L'enlèvement des Sabines

Sale Date: December 3, 2001

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La Sainte Famille recevant la visite de Saint...

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La Sainte Famille recevant la visite de Saint...

Sale Date: December 3, 2001

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Senecas död

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Sale Date: November 28, 2001

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Faun und Bacchantin mit einem Früchtekorb

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Faun und Bacchantin mit einem Früchtekorb

Sale Date: November 17, 2001

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Transfiguration Christi

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Transfiguration Christi

Sale Date: November 9, 2001

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Paysage pastoral

School of Peter Paul Rubens

Paysage pastoral

Sale Date: November 8, 2001

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Satiro e baccante, 1920–1920

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Satiro e baccante, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 3, 2001

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Portrait of a gentleman in a black costume with...

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a gentleman in a black costume with...

Sale Date: November 2, 2001

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The wolf and fox hunt

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The wolf and fox hunt

Sale Date: November 1, 2001

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Saint Cecilia

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Saint Cecilia

Sale Date: October 31, 2001

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The Adoration of the Magi

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The Adoration of the Magi

Sale Date: October 31, 2001

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The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

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The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

Sale Date: October 29, 2001

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Lot's Flight from Sodom

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Lot's Flight from Sodom

Sale Date: October 17, 2001

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The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

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The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Sale Date: October 10, 2001

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A hero crowned by Victory

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

A hero crowned by Victory

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Venus und Mars oder die Folgen des Krieges

In the manner of Peter Paul Rubens

Venus und Mars oder die Folgen des Krieges

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Das Pfingstwunder

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Das Pfingstwunder

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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The Mater Dolorosa

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

The Mater Dolorosa

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Silenus with two revellers

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Silenus with two revellers

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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